2012 Tim Hortons Brier
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The 2012
Tim Hortons Brier The Brier ('), known since 2024 as the Montana's Brier for sponsorship reasons, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during the month of March. The wi ...
, the Canadian men's national
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championship, was held from March 3 to March 11 at the Credit Union Centre in
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. This Brier marked the sixth time that Saskatoon hosted the Brier; the last time that the Brier was hosted in Saskatoon was in
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. The winner of the Brier, Glenn Howard, represented Canada at the
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. In the final, Ontario's Glenn Howard defeated
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in ten ends with a score of 7–6. Howard won his fourth Brier title overall and his second Brier title as skip. Ontario third Wayne Middaugh became the first person in Brier history to win at three different positions, as second in
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, as skip in
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, and as third in 2012. Middaugh also set a record for best performance by a third in the final (with 98%), and won the Hec Gervais Award, which was awarded to the most valuable player in the playoffs. This edition of the Brier saw the first Northwest Territories/Yukon team advancing to the page playoffs in Brier history since the induction of the playoffs format in 1980. Previously, the best performance from the Territories came in 1975, when
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's Don Twa and his team tied for second place after the round robin. In
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, the Territories made it to a tiebreaker before being knocked out. The Brier also saw Ontario skip Glenn Howard breaking the record for most career games played at the Brier, which was previously set by his brother Russ Howard at 174 career games, after defeating Saskatchewan in Draw 10.


Teams

At this year's Brier, Alberta was represented by former Brier champion and former world champion
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, who defeated Brock Virtue in the provincial final. He made his second appearance at the Brier with a new third, Pat Simmons, who had skipped for Saskatchewan in five previous Briers. Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador clinched a sixth straight berth to the Brier after defeating former provincial champion Ken Peddigrew in the provincial final. Gushue made his ninth appearance at the Brier with a new team formed at the close of the last season. Northern Ontario was represented by
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, who played at his third consecutive Brier after defeating former provincial champion Mike Jakubo in the provincial final. Glenn Howard of Ontario made his seventh consecutive and fourteenth overall appearance at the Brier after winning the provincial final over Peter Corner. Rob Fowler of Manitoba made his first appearance at the Brier after defeating Mike McEwen in the provincial final. Kevin Martin and
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, two recent Brier champions who together won three of the past four Briers, were both eliminated before the finals of their respective provincial championships. British Columbia was represented by Jim Cotter after Cotter, who played at his third Brier, won his second straight provincial championship over Brent Pierce. Terry Odishaw made his first appearance at the Brier since 1998 after winning the New Brunswick final over defending provincial champion James Grattan. Jamie Murphy represented Nova Scotia at his first Brier, after defeating former Brier champion Mark Dacey in the final of the provincials. Prince Edward Island was represented by Mike Gaudet, who made his fourth Brier appearance, his first as skip since
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, as he was the third for last year's Prince Edward Island skip Eddie MacKenzie. Robert Desjardins represented Quebec at his second consecutive Brier, his first Brier as skip, after defeating Phillipe Lemay in the provincial final. Saskatchewan was represented by Scott Manners, his first appearance at the Brier after upsetting Bruce Korte in the provincial final. Jamie Koe made his fourth consecutive and sixth overall appearance representing the Northwest Territories and Yukon after finishing the provincials with an undefeated record.


Map of teams


Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings''


Round-robin results

All times listed in
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Draw 1

''Saturday, March 3, 1:30 PM''


Draw 2

''Saturday, March 3, 6:30 PM''


Draw 3

''Sunday, March 4, 8:30 AM''


Draw 4

''Sunday, March 4, 1:30 PM''


Draw 5

''Sunday, March 4, 6:30 PM''


Draw 6

''Monday, March 5, 8:30 AM''


Draw 7

''Monday, March 5, 1:30 PM''


Draw 8

''Monday, March 5, 6:30 PM''


Draw 9

''Tuesday, March 6, 8:30 AM''


Draw 10

''Tuesday, March 6, 1:30 PM''


Draw 11

''Tuesday, March 6, 6:30 PM''


Draw 12

''Wednesday, March 7, 8:30 AM''


Draw 13

''Wednesday, March 7, 1:30 PM''


Draw 14

''Wednesday, March 7, 6:30 PM''


Draw 15

''Thursday, March 8, 8:30 AM''


Draw 16

''Thursday, March 8, 1:30 PM''


Draw 17

''Thursday, March 8, 6:30 PM''


Playoffs


1 vs. 2

''Friday, March 9, 6:30 PM''


3 vs. 4

''Saturday, March 10, 1:30 PM''


Semifinal

''Saturday, March 10, 7:00 PM''


Bronze medal game

''Sunday, March 11, 9:00 AM''


Final

''Sunday, March 11, 6:00 PM''


Top 5 player percentages

The top five player percentages for each position from the round robin are listed as follows:


Awards and honours

The all-star teams and award winners are as follows: ;All-Star Teams ''First Team'' *Skip: Glenn Howard, Ontario *Third: Wayne Middaugh, Ontario *Second: Carter Rycroft, Alberta *Lead: Derek Samagalski, Manitoba ''Second Team'' *Skip: Kevin Koe, Alberta *Third: Allan Lyburn, Manitoba *Second: Brent Laing, Ontario *Lead: Nolan Thiessen, Alberta ;Ross Harstone Award * Scott Manners, Saskatchewan skip ;Scotty Harper Award *Paul Wiecek,
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**Wiecek received a $500 media award ;Paul McLean Award *Len Dubyts, CBC & TSN overhead camera operator


Notes


References


External links

* {{2011–12 curling season The Brier Curling in Saskatoon 2012 in sports in Saskatchewan 2012 in Canadian curling Curling competitions in Saskatchewan 2010s in Saskatoon